(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino. Elderly Harry recounts a remarkable boyhood run to child runner Liam before Liam's own race. The old Brit vividly describes the day's heat, the pain, the meeting of a girl who would become his sweetheart, and the rewards at race's end: the sea and a giant ice cream. Rubbino's charming illustrations are in grayscale for the present and full color for the well-remembered past.

Reviewer: Grace Worcester Greene

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino. This how-to manual for dog ownership follows a girl and her pet, Sophie. The narrative is full of facts about dogs and caring for Sophie, who has come from a shelter and later gets entered in a dog show. Additional related facts about dogs, in a slightly different handwritten-style font, surround the loose, playful mixed-media illustrations of the family. Reading list. Ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino. The behaviors and characteristics of mallard ducks, who live near a city river, are carefully observed by another local resident--a young girl--who watches them from her bedroom and as she passes by on her way to and from school. Inviting mixed-media illustrations feature lots of green and brown and showcase the ducks in search of food and raising young in their urban habitat. Ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford